Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-06
THE PLACE WHERE THE PARISH
ANS BUY THEIR FOOD.

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An Enormous Market House with Acres
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the Morning.
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Ho" '"ei'' P,' 'i'"'' Vi i,oh
anu si'S' AT tue ans i'aiies Neh'lales'
Each one seems to De devoted To difier-
ent sort of edibles and yet the space thus
allotted under cover is little more than
half large enough for the city's needs
The four largest payilions are those where
fish, poultry, vegetables and dairy prod
nee are sold. All the payilions are well
ventilated. the stalls are commodious and
..down among the dead mem are base
ment cellars. where the stall renters are
permitted to store such imperishable
goods rs they have been unable TO dis
pose Of in the course Of the day.
The wagons bringing the meat from
slaughter houses and poultry from trains
begin To arrive about IL O'Clock In the
evening. and they continue coming
throuRbout tie night. The employes lift
ont the baskets ard arrange them along
tie SIDEWALKS, In each Das htt Is Ire car
cass of an animal. either whole OF cut up
into quarters, and carefully wrapped ND
in stout canvas: also a label bearing the
na,ne of the sender. the weight of the con
tents and a sort Of bill of lading which is
hanyed to "A market official. who makes
from il his memoranda Then a number
IL plsced ON all the merchandise which
comes from the same shipper. after which
examination. marks V OH all meat that
he considers fit for food and has the rest
removed 10 another place 10 be looked AT
more carefuIly later ON. When il is
finally found unfit 10 eat it is confiscated
and either sent 10 the Jardin d.s plantes
10 be thrown TO the wild animals. or il
totalIv DESTROYED
In Tho meantime the forts de In halle
or market porters have commenced their
mart of the commop work Handling the
meat which has passed inspection with
large iron booLs they carry il 70 the nub
lie n.i,,bing st,tinn and wban the xvaigb,
M each niece mas been twice recorded
nnc,. hx the clerk of IN. cnpsiqna. and
onc, bv the city's employe "A label is fas-
tened 10 il with a galvanized iron Din, and
then the meat il huug up in rows 10 b+
sold a La erie. or at public auctio.. to the
retail dealers. and as the pieces are sold
the name of the purchaser is written ON
the other sid, of the label
This is the routine for carcasses and
ouarters already prepared hut there il
other meat in large quantities which has
to undergo two operations known as the
epIuchare trimming and the decoupage,
ar cuttinr mn. This is done by five men,
and il "A difficult and sometimes ,lanaerous
work The decnupeurs wear "A sort of
can 10 which a lighted candle IL fixed.
this is the only light that they have 20 do
their work nv and il must he executed
with great ranidity in the midst Of A crowd
Of porters and other market hands. There
are il il true. a few gas lets here and
there but no, enouph of them To enable
the insnectors and cutters to do their work
nronerIy WHY don't they burn more
gaS, We'll hecause il is known in Paris
that gas il a had thing for meat and other
food and the less of gas there is used
about eatables the better for mankind.
Four O'Clock il the hour when the yente
N In criee berins The din is uppallinc
Strong armed wenches. men and boys are
rushing about or pushing trucks bearing
hampers full TO the brim, and statesmen
perched aloft in small pulpits hawI their
offers in voices which sound like dismal
howls under the zinc roofjnys. while Gus
toners hid in the same strain. The buyers
at this early hour are stallkeepers. proprie.
tors of restaurants and hotels, and caterer,
to hospitals or asylums These people. by
coming early. get their provisions much
chearrr than the public will do in the
course of the day. though this Is not true
of fish. which is subject 10 astonishing
fluctuations The wholesale selling ends
at q O'Clock. and now cooks and Door wives
make their appearance by thousands,
IL is "A curious and an instructive scene.
| assure you. that of the markets at an
early morning hour.
The street IL so crowded With peonle
that wheeled vehicles cannot enter. but
beyopd the church stand rows of cabs
with their horses heads facing the sbops
ON the other side ,f the little rue that rims
along the front of the ancient edifice
Here ON the sidewalk stand hundreds of
baskets Of fruit CRANES and wbitisb
brown things that ON closer inspection
nrove ,o be 1nusbrnms There is a wide
nass,.pe betweep the two lines Of payiI-
ions and at this early bour this MASSAGE Is
,ba, lovslv that evsn xon GOOD neonla 81
the golden coast wonld crv ou,. ..Y.
oolsf how beautiful :, The colors of all
tbe ra;phovs thar have srcbel tbem.
selves over the earth since Noah want
YACHTING greet our eyes II is n paradise
Of roses cameIlias yiolcts. primros.s of
all the flowers in the world, at least it